# IAIABC Annual Convention — Theme & Take > IAIABC Annual Convention: official facts, Building Bridges (112th, 2026), and Medrecords editorial take with cited recaps. Last verified 2026-08-15. Canonical page: https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/events/iaiabc-annual-convention/ --- [Content Hub](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/) › Events ## IAIABC Annual Convention — Theme & Take IAIABC is the regulator-only room where IME policy actually gets made; the 2026 'Building Bridges' theme and 2024's AI focus make it the highest-leverage event for anyone building compliance-aware IME software or services. 4 sections·3 sources·Verified 2026-08-15 ✓ 01 ### Editorial take _Editorial — Medrecords AI._ IAIABC is the regulator-only room where IME policy actually gets made; the 2026 'Building Bridges' theme and 2024's AI focus make it the highest-leverage event for anyone building compliance-aware IME software or services. Official retrospectives name AI, recovery management, and mental health as 2024/2025 through-lines; the 112th call emphasizes cross-stakeholder content. 02 ### Theme history - **2024:** 110th Convention (Oct 17, 2024) - **2026:** Building Bridges (112th Convention) 03 ### Agenda highlights - Impact of AI on workers' compensation systems (110th) - Optimizing recovery management; changing mental-health landscape; premium fraud (110th) - 2025 sessions: mental health, claims compliance, cybersecurity, economic landscape, claims modernization 04 ### Recaps & coverage - [Looking Back at the IAIABC 110th Convention](https://www.iaiabc.org/news/looking-back-at-the-iaiabc-110th-convention) — IAIABC (2024-10-16) - [IAIABC Annual Convention Archives](https://www.safetynational.com/conferencechronicles/category/iaiabc-annual-convention/page/2/) — Safety National Conference Chronicles - [IAIABC 112th Convention Call for Proposals](https://www.iaiabc.org/news/iaiabc-112th-convention-call-for-proposals-closes-friday) — IAIABC (2026-03-30) Who each event is for — 5 events tracked [AADEP — AADEP Annual Scientific Session — Physicians (MD/DO) doing impairment ratings, disability evaluation, and IME work](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/events/aadep-annual-scientific-session/) IAIABC — IAIABC Annual Convention — State workers' comp regulators, board/commission staff, policymakers, industry stakeholders [WCI — Workers' Compensation Educational Conference (WCI) — Workers' comp claims professionals, case managers, adjusters, TPAs, defense counsel, IME-adjacent vendors](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/events/wci-workers-comp-educational-conference/) [CLM — CLM Annual Conference (Claims & Litigation Management Alliance) — Claims professionals, in-house counsel, insurers, defense attorneys, litigation-management vendors](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/events/clm-annual-conference/) [ITC — InsureTech Connect (ITC) Vegas — Insurtech vendors, carriers, investors, claims-tech platforms, IME/claims-intelligence vendors seeking distribution](https://medrecords.ai/content-hub/events/itc-vegas-insuretech-connect/) The 5 conferences this hub tracks draw different rooms. IAIABC Annual Convention is run by IAIABC. If you are choosing where to spend a travel budget, the audience line is the one that decides it — the agenda rarely does. ### Key facts | Organizer | iaiabc | | --- | --- | | Location | US (rotating; 2024 Monona Terrace, Madison WI) | | Format | in-person | | Current theme | Building Bridges (112th, 2026) | | Who should attend | State workers' comp regulators, board/commission staff, policymakers, industry stakeholders | ### Sources - [IAIABC: Looking Back at the IAIABC 110th Convention](https://www.iaiabc.org/news/looking-back-at-the-iaiabc-110th-convention) - [Safety National Conference Chronicles: IAIABC Annual Convention Archives](https://www.safetynational.com/conferencechronicles/category/iaiabc-annual-convention/page/2/) - [IAIABC: IAIABC 112th Convention Call for Proposals](https://www.iaiabc.org/news/iaiabc-112th-convention-call-for-proposals-closes-friday) Medrecords AI Every line cited back to its page. Send one real record set. 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